New Joint Commission President Interviewed by Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Joseph Mantone of the Wall Street Journal Health Blog interviewed Mark Chassin, M.D., a professor of health policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and the incoming President of the Joint Commission.
Mr. Mantone asks:
Why are you leaving academia to become president of the Joint Commission?
Yet some say the Joint Commission remains toothless. What can it really to do a hospital that isn’t cutting it?
What’s the prospect for the public release of quality goals for hospitals and data about their performance?
What’s an example that could be cut back?
How about an example of a good public-reporting tool?
What’s your view of paying hospitals to improve performance?
What are some changes you hope to put in place?
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